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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.54/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 521 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.22/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 413 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.66/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 1,019 0
Feeder cattle 662 896 0
Slaughter cattle 91 83 0
Replacement cattle 43 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 372 5 165.00–177.50 $171.90 $639 -1.50
420 fancy 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
420–430 425 2 152.50–156.00 $154.23 $655 -5.93
450–485 463 14 151.00–158.00 $153.95 $713 -4.40
470 value added 470 2 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
480–495 fancy 488 2 165.00 $165.00 $805 —
515–520 fancy 518 2 160.00–164.00 $162.01 $839 —
500–547 527 8 142.50–150.00 $144.69 $763 -2.62
530 value added 530 1 152.50 $152.50 $808 -15.00
550–590 565 13 137.00–152.50 $144.23 $815 -3.66
585 fancy 585 1 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
597 value added 597 2 161.00 $161.00 $961 —
600–647 630 13 135.00–147.50 $138.61 $873 -3.56
645 fancy 645 1 154.00 $154.00 $993 —
650–675 663 2 135.00–142.00 $138.43 $918 +2.93
705 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 +7.94
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 ±0.00
995 995 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 271 9 139.00–152.50 $142.54 $386 -2.46
300–341 324 11 139.00–152.50 $144.86 $469 -1.94
350–395 367 22 140.00–152.50 $147.24 $540 -0.26
367–375 fancy 370 3 157.50–160.00 $158.35 $586 —
400–430 412 24 137.50–150.00 $142.90 $589 -1.00
420 420 2 134.00 $134.00 $563 -9.90
450–495 476 21 134.00–142.00 $137.50 $654 -4.81
500–545 521 49 130.00–140.00 $134.54 $701 -4.02
550–597 582 23 128.00–138.00 $133.16 $775 -2.49
603–640 615 17 127.50–136.00 $131.69 $810 -3.42
652 value added 652 2 134.00 $134.00 $874 —
650–695 671 12 124.00–130.00 $126.34 $848 -1.72
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 130.00 $130.00 $406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 167.50 $167.50 $402 —
260–295 280 3 160.00–167.50 $164.33 $460 —
300–340 325 7 160.00–175.00 $167.23 $543 +6.72
355–390 370 9 160.00–172.50 $168.51 $623 -3.79
370 fancy 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 -7.50
405–420 fancy 413 2 167.50–170.00 $168.73 $697 -8.77
407–425 413 9 153.00–164.00 $155.55 $642 -3.44
450–492 468 25 141.00–148.00 $143.66 $672 -8.99
500–535 517 21 130.00–140.00 $133.98 $693 -5.48
505–535 fancy 520 4 145.00–153.00 $149.61 $778 —
550–596 571 20 131.00–142.00 $135.67 $775 +3.80
605–645 625 16 128.00–136.00 $131.72 $823 +2.28
650–695 666 8 118.00–130.00 $125.68 $837 -0.72
720 fancy 720 1 131.00 $131.00 $943 —
705–730 722 11 115.00–126.00 $117.53 $849 -11.22
770–775 771 6 118.00–119.00 $118.83 $916 +3.65
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–447 444 4 130.00–142.00 $135.21 $600 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 -2.50
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1575 1202 80-85% 23 62.00–71.00 $66.19 $796 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $942 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1635 1388 75-80% 17 61.50–70.50 $65.78 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1070 979 85-90% 13 58.00–67.00 $61.95 $606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–2145 1725 3 104.00–111.00 $106.16 $1,831 —
1230–2315 1800 8 92.00–99.00 $93.64 $1,686 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–945 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 625.00–770.00 $696.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1090–1170 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 690.00–740.00 $715.88
1115–1255 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 920.00–990.00 $952.93
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
810–1040 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–875.00 $824.65
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,220.00–1,410.00 $1,315.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.